MSPs express ‘deep concern’ over Scottish parliament trans toilet ruling | Transgender

Nearly 50 MSPs and their staff have signed a letter to the governing body of the Scottish parliament expressing “deep concern” about its decision to ban trans people from using the toilets of their lived gender in the building. Alison Johnstone, Holyrood’s presiding officer and chair of the Scottish parliament’s corporate body, set out the […]

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Formula One 2025: Monaco Grand Prix race updates – live | Formula One

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature George Russell and Kimi Antonelli qualified 14th and 15th for Mercedes. The team principal Toto Wolff called that “abysmal.” Share Giles Richards Aston Martin’s designer Adrian Newey has entered what he says his wife calls a “design trance” as he works […]

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Charlton Athletic v Leyton Orient: League One playoff final – live | League One

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature “That was the music I was brought up on. My dad loved Eric Clapton, Queen, Michael Jackson, so I was educated from there. I grew up in the 80s, probably the best era for bands and I caught the tail end […]

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This is how we do it: ‘I was twice her age, married and her boss. I questioned whether I was a bad person’ | Life and style

Benji, 54 We don’t call ourselves a couple. We value our own and each other’s freedom Ava and I grew close when I was her boss, and still with my ex-wife. I’m twice her age, and worried how that would appear. What if people confused us for father and daughter? I questioned whether I was a bad person. […]

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French Open 2025: Sabalenka, Paolini and Paul open up on day one – live | French Open

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Preamble Salut et bienvenue à Roland-Garros 2025 – premier jour! In such moments it’s easy to look forward, wondering who’ll win what and how, but though we’ll chat plenty about it, at this point it barely matters. Grand Slam tennis isn’t […]

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Premier League reaches final day and more playoff drama awaits – matchday live | Premier League

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Here’s how things panned out across the continent yesterday: Luka Modric and Carlo Ancelotti waved goodbye to the Bernabéu while PSG secured their third trophy of the season – and they’ve still got the Champions League final to come. Serie A […]

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Deadly missile and drone strikes batter Kyiv for second night | Ukraine

Russia has launched a second straight night of massive drone and ballistic missile strikes against Ukraine, with the capital city, Kyiv, once again the focus of heavy attack. Across the country nine people were killed, including three children in the Kyiv region, and dozens more injured, according to reports on Sunday morning. The air raids […]

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UK Border Force is in effect under military command, report says | Home Office

The UK Border Force is in effect under military command, reflecting a wider increase of “hyper-militarisation” in policing, according to a new report on international law enforcement. A report by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), timed to coincide with the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death, says the 21st century has seen the emergence […]

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Arctic, feathered … or just weird: what have we learned since Walking with Dinosaurs aired 25 years ago | Dinosaurs

It brought dinosaurs stomping and roaring into the sitting rooms of millions of viewers. Now, 25 years after the series first aired, a new, updated Walking With Dinosaurs is back on the BBC this weekend. In the intervening years, science has not stood still. About 50 species have been discovered each year since 1999 and […]

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Sewage boat explosion kills New York City worker | New York

An explosion on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked on the Hudson River in New York City killed a longtime city employee, authorities said. Another worker on the city-owned Hunts Point vessel was injured and taken to the hospital after the blast about 10.30am Saturday near the North River wastewater treatment plant, according […]

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